Folding umbrella



April 17, 1928. A 1,666,692

H. EPSTEIN FOLDING UMBRELLA Fi1edvJan.29. 1927 INVENTOR /1 Alai/W5 fosrf//v Patented Apr. V17, 1928. l

UNITED s .gTA'rl-:sl

. A 1,666,692 PAT-ENT orifice; Y

HARRIS EPSTEIN, or kROCHAWAY BEACH, NEW Yoan.

v EOLD'ING UMBRELLA.

application mea Januaryvzs, 1927, serial No. 164,469.

Vribs may be rea ily folded together with the cover wrapped around them and the vStick may .be folded .down towards 'the yfolded tege/ther ribs, $9 that Athe enti-re umbrella,

will facslury::ay Compara-tively Small. Compass- 'llleisebens among the Objects f the presentinventicn, the same consists of cer-- tain features of construction Aand combinations of parts to be hereinafter described and thenv claimed, @with vreference to the accompanyingr drawings which show onelembodi# ment of the invention, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a partially, sectional View of an lopen umbrella embodying ,the invention,7the

section being on line 1-1 (Fig. v2.).;

Fig.2isa.plan; y ,c Fig. 3 isan enlarged section of parts adjacent the cover of the umbrella;

. Fig. Ll'is` an enlarged transverse'. section Y o n line (Fig. 1)and4 i Fg- 5 iS an. elevatwn Offb@ mpletely .folded umbrella, the cover being broken f.

l. the ribs 19 lit snugly yet l:loosely ,upon the l Vpin 11 so that each ,of-saidribs' has a lSwivel away for the sake of clearness. v, v

vThe drawings illustrate ya very simple,

yetJ possible form of umbrella, that is to say .the umbrella there shown is provided with Vfour .ribs -for supporting, arectangular cover,

Y vbutitfis cleartliat thenumber of ribs may ,be increased and the shape of'th'ecover accordingly altered.

VThe stick 10 of the umbrella is preferably constructed, as follows: Acentralpsupporting `pin or stem 11 isprovided to which the A cover 1,2 of suitable rain proof materialis attached. The pin v11 is connected by a pivot 13 with a short rod -lft which is tightly secured in one end of ainetallic tube 15. In

t-heother.l end ofthe tube lthere istightly n secured oneend of a'longerrod 16,1thetwo rods 14, 16 and the tube 15 Abeingin laxial alignment'so as to constituter the extended portion Aof the stick 10, which isl terminated by thesupporting Vpinjor stem 11, The parts.concoinita'ntto'tbe stick 10 will be described laterV on. The terminall pin or stem 1-1 of the stick v10 fis preferably cylindrical .so as provide afStudupon `which the ribs otV the umbrella may swivel. One ofthe ribs 17,,as shownclearly in Fig. his directlytixed lto the pin or stud 11 which, as shown in 4F ig. 4, is inthe formof a tube, which tubular pin 11 `,is provided with ya head orfenlargement 18 which-is preferably that -partotthe pin intowhich 'the inner j end of the rib V17 is securely and rigidly fixed. 'It will be v noted that theribsl? and the pivot 13 are arranged substantially at right angles with'respect to each other so thatthe extended portion of the stick, which 'is beyond the l ivot-, may ,be folded towards the said rib 1. The other ribs k1,9 of-the `umbrella are similar, and hence'the same ,numeral willindicate each one of them, and Y there may be as many of these ribs asdesired, although only three of-` them, are shown. The three ribs 19 .are4 respectively .provided with' cellars 20, y21 andE 22, :and

these collars yare successively strunglt e other terminal pin or stem l11 one after rksro-,ais to rest upon the head or' enlargement ,18. vA Washer 24 is provided k'under the cover 12 which is placed ,0n the kpin or stem 1,1 and itand .the ,cover '1.21are held .upon the stick` by means ,of a Vrivet likeor other tastening 2,5, in suchumanner that the three co lars thc head 18 and jsaid washer24.

It will be seen thatthe collars 20, 21, 22 of connect-ion `with thesaid terminalpin 11 of the stick. Eachof the ribs 17 and 19may, vi-f desired, Vbe ofalength to extendfto the y20, y21, 22 will be confined between edgesV of thecover112, but preferably the Vsaid y g-ribsare shorterthan 'the distance between the stick 10 and-the edgesk of the cover, to permit ofthe use of tubular rib yextensions 19, and these tubular extensions -20 telescope onto the ribs proper 17 'and 19, so that ,the 'ribs may be lengthened or shortened, as

desired. ,'Th'e outeredges ofthefcover 12 are y, secured `byjconnections 21 tor the outer er:m

to fold the ribs together, the telescopic con- :nections are pu-shed inwardly towardzthe stick andthe ribs then folded towards each other. l

. That 'pqgaogileff sti-Qin @heb Vis, 6X-

be spread zandstretched. When it is rdesired tended beyond the pin or stick 11 and is pivoted thereto is provided with means for making the stick stiff as a whole or permitting the extended portion to be folded towards the ribs 17. Preferably such means comprise-s a longitudinally movable sleeve 26, guided upon the tubular section 15 of the stick and a spring catch 27, which may be retracted into a recess 28. It will be seen that when the catch27 `is allowed to engage with the adjacent end of the sliding sleeve 26, the sleeve will be engaged aroundv the pivot 13 and the adjacent portions of the stick so as to hold the stick stiff throughout its length. I-Iowever, when thecatch 27 is depressed, the sleeve 26 may be slid towards `which is secured to the inner end of acorrespondmg tubular extension 19a, while the other'end is secured to a flange 30 on the tubular member 15 Vof the stick.

The stick 10 is provided with a'suitable -handle 31 which has a tubular shank 32 'that is adapted to telescope with the rodlG of the stick. The telescoping of the rod 1G into `the tube 32 is preferably for substantially fthe entire length of the handle 31. Suitable means are provided for holding the handle lupon thestick so'as to avoid its accidental loss and detachmentand such means may comprise a flexible connection 83 which is 'attached to the handle 31 at one end Vand at its other end to the flange 30.v A snapscutch 311 is provided upon thevv stick and itis in` a position to snap over the inner end of the tubular shank 32 of the handle,lthereby to Ahold the handle in 'its extended position. v

The folded umbrella is illustrated in Fig. 5. Preferably to fold up the umbrella, the

rib extensiorlsl)a are pushed. inwardly upon the ribs 17, 19, so as to `extend the lengths of the ribs; then the spring catch 27 is "disengaged-from the sliding sleeve 26 and the same moved from over-the pivot 13 soas to expose it; thenthe swiveled ribs 19 moved towards the ribs 17 so that all of the ribs will stand in one direction; and then the catch 34 kis released from the handle 31 so that it and its shank may be shoved in- 1 wardly on the extended portion ofthe stick 10 and the latter and handle 31 maybe swung-upon the pivot 13 and towards the folded together ribs. The covermays-now `beV neatly folded about the'parts of the frame .so as to make a small package'which may be placed i'irones hand bag or the-like.

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The collapsed and folded umbrella takes up a very small space and can be readily unfolded .and set for use.

It `is obvious that the invention as described and illustrated is susceptible Vof modification without departing from the spirit of the invention as expressed in the scope ofthe appended claims.

Vhat I claim as new is:

1. In a folding umbrella, the combinationl of a stick and ribs swiveled Aon the stickfor folding together or for extending `radially to spread the cover, the stick comprising a pivoted 4portion provided with a handle, the ribs when folded occupying'a given position with respect to the' upper part of the stick, and the pivoted portion 'of the ystick Vmounted to swing toward suchv positionof the folded ribs'.v 'i ,f e

2. In a folding umbrella, the "combination Yof a stick and ribs swiveled on the stick for folding togetherjor for extending' radially to spread the cover, the ribs beingrr telescopic to stretch the'cover and onef of the ribs being rigid with the stick, whereby "to maintain the stretched cover'and the ribs against turning as a whole varound thestick.

3. In a folding umbrella, the combination` Y of a stick, collars loose'ly"`strung,' one after the other, onone end oftheTStick, a collar rigid with the stick, and-ribs extending from all-of the collars,- whereby thev ribs maybe folded together. or extended radially, the

folded position of the ribs being definitely determined bythe rib "on the rigid collar.

lQIn a folding umbrella, a stick, arib fixed radially to thestick, additionalribs swiveled on the stick"v tofold together tol Ward thefixed rib to lfold the cover orto be `movable therefrom for supporting the cover in spread condition. v

5. In afolding umbrella, a' stick, fixed radially to the stick,V vadditional ribs swiveled on the stick to fold'together toward the fixed rib'vor'to be movable therefromfork 'supporting the coverY 1n spread condition,

and meansfor distending the cover after the cover has beenspread, the fixediribser'ving to prevent the turning of lthe'ydistended cover around the stick.` j 6. In afolding umbrella, stick,*a"1ib fixed. radially 'to ythe stick, additiomillribs swiveled' ori-"the stick to fold together to! ward the fixed rib or tol beY movable `therefrom for supporting ythe cover i n` sprea d condition, the stick comprising a supportingv pin for the ribs, and an extended portion pivoted to thesupportingr pin, the pivotrextending transversely with respect to lthe" fixedrib. y l

f 7 In a folding umbrella, the combination of a supportingpinjand an extended portion pivoted thereto, both constituting a stick, a

rib fixed to and extending radially from and supported'hy the pin, additional ribs swivnov l eled on the pin to be foldable toward the fixed rib or to extend in opposite directionsv from the pin, all the ribs being telescopic, a

y cover for the umbrella'and which is fixed to the free ends of the ribs, the fixed 'rib being at substantially right angles to the pivot, a

sleeve slidable on the extended portion and engageable over the pin, a catch to hold the sleeve in such' engagement,1:1J handle teleyScoping with the extended portion, Ineens to HARRIS EPSTEIN. 

